Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45751, Simeon Evans, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
★ Evans, Simeon
NUMBER
S 45751
CONTENTS

45 751 Rev INVALID.
File No. 45-751
Simeon Simeon Evans
Pr. Rev. War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10.911 R  New Hampshire
Simeon Evans
of Sherburn in the state of New Hamp r who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper of the Massachus etts line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st of May 1819. and sent to Samuel A. Hanson Lancaster, Coos County, N. Hamp.
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 10 mo. \frac{137}{30 \frac{1}{2}} = 85.3 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sep: 1819 - 48.
$133.3
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application sent to John Wilson Esq. Lancaster, N. H. 17 Sep 1820.

Simeon Evans Application - April 16 th 1818
Returned for the residence of the Admiralty.

State of New-Hampshire.
Coos, ss. O N this sixteenth day of April A. D. 1818 — before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District, in said State, personally appears Simeon Evans resident in Sheburn in said county of Coos, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war: — as hereto annexed viz:
I Simeon Evans formerly of Hopkinton in the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts now a resident citizen in Sheburn in the County of Coos and State of New-Hampshire, on oath do hereby declare that I have served in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary war on the Continental establishment, more than nine months in the manner following That is to say, in the year 1781 I enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Christopher Marshall's Company Col. Clapp's Regiment, in the Massachusetts line, joined the army at Fishkill in the State of New-York soon after I joined the army I was trans- ferred to Captain Abbot's Company of Light Infantry Col. Scammon's Regiment, and marched to Yorktown in Virginia, was at the taking of York- town, after Cornwallis was taken, I returned to West Point in the State of New-York, and faithfully served out my term which was nearly three years and received an honorable discharge signed by Genl. Howe and General Gates which discharge by time and accident is lost I further testify and declare that I am now eighty seven years of age, am in poor and indigent cir-

I further testify and declare that I am now eighty seven years of age, am in poor and indigent cir- cumstances and property, and am in need of assistance from my country for support, and consider myself entitled to a pension from the United States according to the provision of the law of Congress, to provide for certain revolutionary soldiers —
Suman Evers
April 16th. 1818.
Witness W. Lovejoy.
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lancaster this 24 th day of December Anno Domini 1818.
John Willson Clerk

L. Evans

That I am acquainted with said Evans and know absolutely that he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Wm Lovejoy
I, WILLIAM LOVEJOY, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District in the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Evans  for the  time of nine months & longer at one did serve in the revolutionary war against the common  enemy as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid, and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for his support....And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned acts of Congress.
And I further certify, that the Court of which I am a Justice is a Court of Record.
Wm Lovejoy
State of New Hampshire Cass
John Wilson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William Lovejoy before whom the annexed declaration of Simon Evans was made was at the date thereof a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Cass, that the above signature is in his proper hand-writing and that the his acts and attestations as a Justice as aforesaid full faith and credit is and ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have thereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lancaster this 24 th day of December Anno Domini 1818.
John Wilson Clerk

copy Simon Eoanis
Declaration & Schedule
July 1820 10.911.
copy
Sept 1819

Cooos-fs- State of New Hampshire
The Court of Common Pleas holden at Lancaster - within and for said county of Cooos being a Court of record by law established on the second Tuesday of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred twenty
Resent the Honorable
William Borjy
John Pendlebury
Esquire Associate Justices
Personally appeared in open court Simeon Coombs aged Eighty nine years resident in Shelburne in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz in Capt Christopher Marshalls Company 16th Fuggers Regiment in the Massachusetts line that his original declaration is dated April 16 th 1818 and that he has received a pension and his pension certificate is numbered 10.911 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule here to annexed and by me subscribed as follows viz

I have not any property either real or personal whatever whereof to make a Schedule
Simeon Evans
I further declare that I am by occupation a laborer but am not of ability to pursue it in the least. My Wife Eunice is Eighty two years of age very infirm and has been for a long time past labor I have no other family whatever living with me. I have for a number of years been dependent on my children for support and they are poorly able to furnish the necessary means - and am really in need of support from my Country.
Simeon Evans
Sworn to and declared at Lancaster on the 11 th day of July A.D. 1820 - before the Justices aforesaid - Attest John Willson Clerk
I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Lancaster do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is nothing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 11 th day of July A.D. 1820.
John Willson Clerk.